An Evening with Gene Wilder featuring a special screening of STIR CRAZY followed by a post-film Q&A with Gene Wilder himself comes to the Avon Theatre in Stamford on Wednesday October 17^th.

 Reception starts at 6:30pm and the movie starts at 7:30pm.  The evening will be moderated by Karen Wilder. Tickets are on sale now by calling the Avon Theatre administrative office during daytime business hours at 203-661-0321 or the box office during show times at 203-967-3660 x 2.

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ABOUT THE FILM: After the excellent audience response to their teaming in Silver Streak, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor reunited for this zany comedy, directed by Sidney Poitier. Wilder and Pryor play a couple of out-of-work numbskulls who take a promotional job that requires them to dress up like gigantic woodpeckers. Unfortunately, a pair of thieves, likewise decked out in woodpecker suits, pull off a bank job not long after Wilder and Pryor make their first public appearance. The boys are arrested and sentenced to 120 years each. After a concerted and hilarious effort to make the best of things "in stir," Wilder and Pryor break out of jail, hoping to track down the genuine thieves.

ABOUT GENE WILDER: One of America’s most iconic and beloved stage and screen actors, Gene Wilder is an equally accomplished screenwriter, director and more recently, an author. In addition to his memoir Kiss Me Like A Stranger, My Search For Love And Art, Wilder has written the novels My French Whore, The Woman Who Wouldn’t and the collection of short stories What Is This Thing Called Love? Wilder is a long-standing member and supporter of the Avon’s film advisory board and has appeared at the Avon on many previous occasions to present some of his favorite classic films, as well as many of the unforgettable titles from his amazing body of work. He and his wife Karen are long-time residents of Stamford and remain actively involved in numerous local philanthropic activities.